"Collision Avoidance Analysis is also carried out to identify the safe lift-off time for launching of satellites from Sriharikota," Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Department of Space, said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

He said that apart from this, ISRO has been undertaking mitigation measures likes passivation of spent upper stage of launch vehicles and de-orbiting of non-functional satellites to avoid creation of space debris.

"India is also an active member of Inter Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee and played a key role in evolving space debris mitigation guidelines formulated by IADC and United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS)," Singh said.